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Addressing Affordability – Costs of Care’s Clear Focus

Over the past 10 years, Costs of Care has helped lead the value improvement movement through a number of overlapping phases, from raising awareness and advocating for transparency, to addressing appropriateness by supporting clinician-led efforts to reduce waste and low-value care. There is still much work to be done on each of these fronts and as an organization we will continue to be meaningfully engaged in advocacy, awareness, appropriateness, and education. However, while each of these foundational components are necessary, they are insufficient for making the impact we want to see on patients’ financial and physical experience of health care. To truly provide greater value for diverse populations, we must meaningfully address patient affordability....

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The Costs of Cancer Care and the Affordability Crisis

Arjun Gupta

There’s a toxic effect related to rising healthcare costs. Financial toxicity describes the problem patients face when affording their healthcare. The costs of care can really erode satisfaction with healthcare, quality of life, and ultimately the quality of care that’s received. Listen as Fumiko Chino, MD, shares her personal experience with financial toxicity and her potential solutions for improving the affordability of healthcare.

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Addressing Polypharmacy One Pill At a Time

Chris Moriates, MD

Listen to an internal medicine team from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation discuss their resident-led initiative focused on reducing polypharmacy and out-of-pocket medication costs for patients. This team won the inaugural Costs of Care Affordability Award - presented at the HVPAA 2019 National Conference - an award focused on innovations that improve patient affordability.

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Financial Toxicity in Adolescents and Young Adults

Jess Keim-Malpass, RN, PhD

Adolescents and young adults with cancer, those aged 15-39 at time of diagnosis, are the group at highest risk of financial toxicity due to total lost earnings and high rates of un- and under-insurance. Listen as Alison Silberman, CEO of Stupid Cancer, talks about their mission to empower adolescents and young adults by ending isolation, building community, and connecting them to age-appropriate resources.

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Promoting Cost Transparency to Reduce Financial Harm to Patients

AMA Journal of Ethics